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steven miller was planning to leave anyway on june 1st. this is very convenient scapegoat for the president. what the president wants to do is make a bad story go away. it's not going to happen. we're going to hold hearings in congress and in the ways and means committee. we're going to follow the facts. where the facts take us that is where we're going to go. big question, what did the white house know, how is the white house connected, who made this order -- it isn't just the irs, it's all federal agencies freakishly managed to make decisions to help the president's reelection effort. that is what this is about. we need to get some answers but more importantly the american people need to have the confidence restored. we can't have the irs, we can't have them enforce obamacare. >> eric: president said he found out about the irs issue when he saw it on the news. if you believe it, who the heck is running the place? >> that the question. that is why, the best thing the president could do is say i'm directing everyone in my administration to
steven miller was planning to leave anyway on june 1st. this is very convenient scapegoat for the president. what the president wants to do is make a bad story go away. it's not going to happen. we're going to hold hearings in congress and in the ways and means committee. we're going to follow the facts. where the facts take us that is where we're going to go. big question, what did the white house know, how is the white house connected, who made this order -- it isn't just the irs, it's all...
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>> that is what steven miller wasn't that underage names. they planted this question to get this out instead of informing congress. we've had two heads roll steven miller being one of them. that is what the white house needs to do. they need to shakeup the irs and take control of the situation. can you imagine if this had come out right before the election. possibly could have really done the whole thing. >> jamie: i think about what if it hadn't come out even now? this practice could continue? >> that's right. >> jamie: how far does the chain of command does it go up? >> it could just be contained to the irs. the only reason it came out was because the inspector general was looking into it and irs decided why don't we get this out and planted that question about a week ago. as far as how far it goes up it remains to be seen. it is telling the irs in the response to the i.g. said they gotten pressures from members of congress to look into tea party groups. that will be explored by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committ
>> that is what steven miller wasn't that underage names. they planted this question to get this out instead of informing congress. we've had two heads roll steven miller being one of them. that is what the white house needs to do. they need to shakeup the irs and take control of the situation. can you imagine if this had come out right before the election. possibly could have really done the whole thing. >> jamie: i think about what if it hadn't come out even now? this practice...
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steven miller, a 25 year veteran of the irs, and its acting commissioner for the past six months, will step down next month. earlier in the week attorney general eric holder announced a criminal investigation to determine where the laws were broken and so targeting the conservative group. the irs admits to the criminal targeting. three years after the complaints began, and probably only because the department of the treasury ordered by congress had investigated the matter and was on the verge of finally making public its findings. now congress is back in the act, big time. multiple hearings are now on the docket. the first was friday before the house ways and means committee, where the first to fall, acting commissioner steven miller was in the hot seat. >> first and foremost as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes we need and the poor service we provided. the effective organizations and the american public deserve better. >> i do not believe parts san ship motivated the people in gauged in the practices described in the rep
steven miller, a 25 year veteran of the irs, and its acting commissioner for the past six months, will step down next month. earlier in the week attorney general eric holder announced a criminal investigation to determine where the laws were broken and so targeting the conservative group. the irs admits to the criminal targeting. three years after the complaints began, and probably only because the department of the treasury ordered by congress had investigated the matter and was on the verge...
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outgoing irs acting commissioner steven miller blaming two rogue employees in cincinnati but is that the tip of the iceberg? cincinnati reporter ben swan joins us with the latest. the thought was there were only two people that were sort of targets of the investigation in cincinnati but you i underand it that you all you have learned something else? >> that's right, greta. when the story first started to break steven miller called them two rogue employees who he said had gone "off the reservation" and they were the center of all this. we started looking into the 1st story a year ago when tea party groups contacted us saying they were being unfairly targeted. we were fairly familiar with the story. we started to pull in documents and immediately found four names of sense is national field office employees who have been sending the letters with the -- asking for exorbitant amounts of information and facebook pages and website pages and wanting to see the pages on membership only area of websites. there were at least four employees in the cincinnati we were able to find. we took that in
outgoing irs acting commissioner steven miller blaming two rogue employees in cincinnati but is that the tip of the iceberg? cincinnati reporter ben swan joins us with the latest. the thought was there were only two people that were sort of targets of the investigation in cincinnati but you i underand it that you all you have learned something else? >> that's right, greta. when the story first started to break steven miller called them two rogue employees who he said had gone "off...
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we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that is not true. >> right, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is some political back water all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at tax exempt groups into cincinnati. oh, guess what we weren't paying any attention over there. that whole line is absurd, quite aside from whatever coordination there was as this information was run up to the chain to washington. >> paul: we also know there were letters sent from democrats in capitol hill including max balk us, chuck schumer a very powerful democrat essentially challenging the irs to go after these tax exempt groups. there a sense, while we don't know to what extent the irs, at least we don't know how they were responding to those requests. the it could have been a motive for the irs? >> for sure. no question about it. guess what, they have newspapers and tvs in cincinnati and the request coming from coming, the suggestion that these groups wer
we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that is not true. >> right, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is some political back water all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at tax exempt groups into cincinnati. oh, guess what we weren't paying any attention over there. that whole line is absurd, quite aside from whatever coordination there was as...
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steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for he mistakes we made and poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs, it cannot even appear to be a consideration in determining the tax exemption of an organization. >> greg: that rhetoric not withstan, went on to argue his agents were not on a partisan mission. rather, they faced a growing up in or applications for this tax exempt status and were trying to find ways to handle a heavy work load more efficiently. still, many democrats joined the republican colleagues in going after the irs chief. charlie wrangle calling the problem a cancer. >> this is wrong to abuse the tax system. this screams out for tax reform,s to it not? >> i thi
steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for he mistakes we made and poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs, it cannot...
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steven miller had been up on the health several weeks ago talking about irs oversight, going through what they had done during the latest tax season and there was no mention of this situation oming out of cincinnati. guest: to question a lot of people still have is to, what, when, and why were you not telling us more about it. this is the first of many hearings that is going to be eld on this topic. we will have both the house and the senate trying to press for more answers. ost: next up is lee in middelburg, florida on our line for independents. you are on "washington journal." caller: good morning. i wanted to say a couple of things. when you have a snake in your house you do not cut the tail off. you go for the head, that is where the poisonous. there seems to be an amnesia cloud hanging over washington dc. i would like to see jail time for some of these people. i also think the president obama is the number one example f why we should of never elved into affirmative action. host: is there any indication that anyone will be going to jail over this? ny criminal investigation? guest
steven miller had been up on the health several weeks ago talking about irs oversight, going through what they had done during the latest tax season and there was no mention of this situation oming out of cincinnati. guest: to question a lot of people still have is to, what, when, and why were you not telling us more about it. this is the first of many hearings that is going to be eld on this topic. we will have both the house and the senate trying to press for more answers. ost: next up is lee...
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let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure. >> about you do we as taxpayers get to have the convenient excuse sorry i didn't know. no, you end up in jail and they take your business and your bank accounts. we don't get that excuse you. why should they? >> i don't think it should be in the purview of the irs. if congress, if the do nothing congress had acted and given us better guidelines as to what constitutes a charitable organization or not we wouldn't be in this. >> oh, come on. >> mike: here is the question. the problem is not that they went through the forms and were diligent. they were only
let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure....
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the irs latest, you said of steven miller's resignation, somebody had to go. here is what steven miller said in his letter to his irs colleagues, quote, it is with regret i will be departing from the irs as my acting assignment ends in early june. that's not much of a resignation. jay and never because they are -- >> and never because they are being forced out. it is time for me to go because i am moving to other opportunities. >> it sounds like his assignment ends in early june. >> also, he's acting. >> he is a crisis actor. >> my point is he is the first in what will be a series of dismissals. if not, then -- >> my only point was this was not much of a dismissal if he was scheduled to leave in a couple weeks anyway. >> you are absolutely correct on this one. >> kennedy, i feel a little sorry for miller. i am worried as you are it may take weeks or a month to find a lobbyist position. >> that is the best job in washington right now. that is a plum assignment. it used to be the most hated, and now it is the most coveted role. >> what is the deal with the lobby
the irs latest, you said of steven miller's resignation, somebody had to go. here is what steven miller said in his letter to his irs colleagues, quote, it is with regret i will be departing from the irs as my acting assignment ends in early june. that's not much of a resignation. jay and never because they are -- >> and never because they are being forced out. it is time for me to go because i am moving to other opportunities. >> it sounds like his assignment ends in early june....
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but a speed bump, to your point, steven miller would tell you, poor planning. it was non-part son and we will try to be more efficient. >> why is everybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal with the irs. we are at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. we got a whole new tax bracket. it's got to police the health program. >> do you think the tax exempt groups, i know they are right wing but you think they should be tax exempt. they are focusing on one type. those groups are political action committees. >> hold on a second. >> either the argument is -- a group. >> i agree. [ talking over each other ] >> let's be honest before we cast aspersions on irs can't enforce the tax code. they went after groups that should not be tax exempt. [ talking over each other ] >> it's a nonprofit groups. shouldn't they be tax exempt? >> neil: that worthy of another show. in the meantime, you have been targeting groups was nuts. what happens when the taxman starts enforcing the new heavily law. that is what michele bachmann wants to know.
but a speed bump, to your point, steven miller would tell you, poor planning. it was non-part son and we will try to be more efficient. >> why is everybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal with the irs. we are at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. we got a whole new tax bracket. it's got to police the health program. >> do you think the tax exempt groups, i know they are right wing but you think they should be tax exempt. they are...
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to your point, steven miller could tell you it wasoor planning, it was nonpartisan, and by the way, we were trying to be more efficient making it a heroic action. he couldn't remember anything else. >> why isn't anybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal is in the irs? we're increasingly at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. >> the system works, dagen. >> we've got a whole i new set f tax brackets. >> this isn't about the tax code. >> by the way. >> it's going to have to police the health program. >> do you really think those tax-exempt groups that they targeted, i know they're right wing, do you think they should be tax-exempt? the problem is they're focusing on one type. those groups are politic action committees. >> hold on one second. >> wait a minute. >> that's not the argument here. >> i agree. i know all that. >> let's be honest before we start casting aspersions. they went after groups that chanticleeshould not be tax-exe. >> said who? >> why shouldn't they be tax-exempt? >> they were looking to find out who was onhe political action
to your point, steven miller could tell you it wasoor planning, it was nonpartisan, and by the way, we were trying to be more efficient making it a heroic action. he couldn't remember anything else. >> why isn't anybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal is in the irs? we're increasingly at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. >> the system works, dagen. >> we've got a whole i new set f tax brackets. >> this isn't about the tax...
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want to be steven miller. any time there is a controversy like this, members of congress look for a scape goat to publicly beat up on. and it you will see that. what would be interesting is how miller reacts. remember, as he bush appointee. he was just fired by the obama administration. does he have much loyalty to the obama administration? will he throw people under the bus for the obama administration or will he take blame and say this was relegated to a very small section of people and sort of neuter the republican attacks? i think we'll have to see what that. how he deal with this. we're not, this will be the first time he's really addressed these in a such a public manner and how he handles this will be very interesting to see. >> and there's some speculation that he was set to leave in a month any way. have you reported on any of that or can you verify anything like that for us? >> i'm sorry. i didn't catch your question. >> there is been some speculation thatstein miller was set to leave the irs within
want to be steven miller. any time there is a controversy like this, members of congress look for a scape goat to publicly beat up on. and it you will see that. what would be interesting is how miller reacts. remember, as he bush appointee. he was just fired by the obama administration. does he have much loyalty to the obama administration? will he throw people under the bus for the obama administration or will he take blame and say this was relegated to a very small section of people and sort...
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the pleas says steven miller was asked to resign, and he did and called actions inexchooseable. >> i'll do everything to make sure nothing like this happens again. by holding responsible party as ktable. and putting in place checks and safeguards making sure laws is apply as it shubd. >> the president comments came 56 attorney general eric holler testified today. promising lawmakers a thur yoi investigation. >> figures show bay area home praises surged past a half million dollars if in years. the price rose 17% last month. april's new and median price hit $510,000 in the bay area. >> well, kboogel on a money making roll, the stom topped $900 a share. that is up 3 and a qurt yir percent in a day. google kicks off a develop's conference today. google ininterest dused new search algorhythms and google's ceo and founder talked about his health problems saying he had vocal kofrd par yat yal sismts. >> coming up next a major milestone for apple's app store, michael finney looks at what the 5th billionth person means. >> get ready to pull out um brel yz, coming up n. >> thank you. open why gav
the pleas says steven miller was asked to resign, and he did and called actions inexchooseable. >> i'll do everything to make sure nothing like this happens again. by holding responsible party as ktable. and putting in place checks and safeguards making sure laws is apply as it shubd. >> the president comments came 56 attorney general eric holler testified today. promising lawmakers a thur yoi investigation. >> figures show bay area home praises surged past a half million...
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. >> judge jeanine: so now you tell the acting director of the irs steven miller that he he has to go. with all due respect, mr. president, mindless miller wasn't even there when all this happened. and he was leaving in a couple of weeks anyway. you think we're stupid? so you fire the acting commissioner who wasn't even there when the wrongdoing occurred. but you give sarah ingram, the tax exempt commissioner who was there implementing this abusive power a plum assignment in charge of the tax agency that oversees the obamacare office. and you want her to do what? you want her to oversee my healthcare? you want my health and my life in her hands? you who look at me through political filters? you who want to know what books i read, what candidates i support, and whether i might some day run for office? you and your irs and obamacare henchmen or are in the case of benghazi a lack thereof. you and our irs obamacare henchmen decide if i get that mastectomy or are if i get the prosthesis for that limb that got blown off because you can't listen to another country that goes out of its way to
. >> judge jeanine: so now you tell the acting director of the irs steven miller that he he has to go. with all due respect, mr. president, mindless miller wasn't even there when all this happened. and he was leaving in a couple of weeks anyway. you think we're stupid? so you fire the acting commissioner who wasn't even there when the wrongdoing occurred. but you give sarah ingram, the tax exempt commissioner who was there implementing this abusive power a plum assignment in charge of the...
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steven miller, outgoing head of the irs. russell george, from the treasury department who carried out the inspection. when you hear the ig report mentioned by president, he is the one who ran that report. opening statements are rolling. when there are headlines we'll get you there live. martha: we sure will. in the meantime we're learning something that is quite shocking this morning. the irs official who was in charge at the time of the unit that targeted these conservative groups has moved over to a new position. she is now at the office responsible for implementing obamacare. if you can believe this. some lawmakers are up in arms about this. sarah haul ingram is her name. this is the upgrade, some would say in terms of position within the irs that she has received. fox business network's stuart varney joins me now. stuart, it belies common sense, if you knew anything was brewing in the area she was working in, that you would put her in such a high-profile spot. >> it is frankly astonishing, martha, this may welcome up at
steven miller, outgoing head of the irs. russell george, from the treasury department who carried out the inspection. when you hear the ig report mentioned by president, he is the one who ran that report. opening statements are rolling. when there are headlines we'll get you there live. martha: we sure will. in the meantime we're learning something that is quite shocking this morning. the irs official who was in charge at the time of the unit that targeted these conservative groups has moved...
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steven miller is set to testify about his knowledge of the irs scandal. and the president tapping dan werfel as acting internal revenue service director. tea party groups are fired up and now demanding a full audit of the irs and the scandal might drag on but the benghazi issue has been fully vetted. why michelle bachmann isn't remotely buying it or any of this. she is up in a moment. first, james rossen in washington with the latest. >> good afternoon. president obama today promised to deal with any structural or management issues that may have contributed to the irs's targeting of conservative-leaning groups. in a news conference with turkey's prime minister today, the president said he didn't know about the targeting until he was presented with the recent inspector general's report at the treasurery attend which found groups being subjected to, quote, inappropriate criteria when they sought tax. and status. the president waved off the idea of appointing a congressional investigation. >> between those investigations, i think we're going to be able to fi
steven miller is set to testify about his knowledge of the irs scandal. and the president tapping dan werfel as acting internal revenue service director. tea party groups are fired up and now demanding a full audit of the irs and the scandal might drag on but the benghazi issue has been fully vetted. why michelle bachmann isn't remotely buying it or any of this. she is up in a moment. first, james rossen in washington with the latest. >> good afternoon. president obama today promised to...
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in washington, acting irs commissioner steven miller faced some tough questions. i know you saw that, certainly, from congress, about what practices went on. listen to this exchange with republican congressman, kevin brady. i want to get your reaction to it. >> is this still america? is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might to harass and intimidate and threaten an average american who only wants her voice and their voices heard? >> mr. miller, who in the irs is responsible for targeting conservative organizations. >> i'm going to take exception to the targeting, because it's a loaded term. >> do you see it as targeting? >> look, i'm glad they're asking these questions. these questions are good questions. those are questions for them to answer. i think it's important for us as americans to wait for a minute before we draw our conclusions. i know that i received three targets immediately, well, within weeks,ç three audits, within weeks of being placed as a target on president obama's campaign website. that's what i kno
in washington, acting irs commissioner steven miller faced some tough questions. i know you saw that, certainly, from congress, about what practices went on. listen to this exchange with republican congressman, kevin brady. i want to get your reaction to it. >> is this still america? is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might to harass and intimidate and threaten an average american who only wants her voice and their voices heard? >> mr....
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we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that's not true. >> right. by the way, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is now some sort of political backwater all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at this, these tax exempt organizations in cincinnati. then they turn around and say, oh, whoops. actually guess what? we weren't paying any attention over there. so that whole line is really sort of absurd. quite a side, by the way, from whatever coordination there was as this information was run up to the chain to washington, which we now know it was as early as 2011. >> we also know there was some letters that had been sent from democrats on capitol hill, including max baucus, the head of the senate finance committee, chuck schumer, very powerful democrat on the finance committee, essentially challenging the irs to go after these tax exempt groups. so there is a sense -- while we don't know to what extent the irs at least we don't know no
we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that's not true. >> right. by the way, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is now some sort of political backwater all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at this, these tax exempt organizations in cincinnati. then they turn around and say, oh, whoops. actually guess what? we weren't paying any attention over...
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. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller said in a usa today opinion piece mistakes were made but they were no way due in political or partisan motivation. in 2011 lawmakers started sending letters to the irs. asking if the agency was singling out conservative groups applying for tax exempt status. miller first learned about the practice in may of 2012 but did not told congress. he wrote letters and testified explaning the tax exemption review process but never mentioned tea party groups had been targeted. miller will face lawmakers at a hearing review on friday. president obama said monday political bias at the irs will not be tolerated. >> we'll make sure that we find out exactly what happened on this. >> reporter: but republicans are not convinced. >> how dare the administration imply they will get to the bottom of it. this was the targeting of the president's political enemies effectively. and lies about it during the election year. >> reporter: a full report from the inspector general on what happened at the irs is expected this week. danielle nottingham cbs news cap
. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller said in a usa today opinion piece mistakes were made but they were no way due in political or partisan motivation. in 2011 lawmakers started sending letters to the irs. asking if the agency was singling out conservative groups applying for tax exempt status. miller first learned about the practice in may of 2012 but did not told congress. he wrote letters and testified explaning the tax exemption review process but never mentioned tea...
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steven miller gets to resign. eric holder promised to look into it. maybe even lois learner who herself claimed to know this was going on. >> why does she still have her job though? this is not just a moral, ethical obligation that they have to the american people that they violated. they need to go to jail. bad people go to jail. when you cheat and steal from people, they go to jail. when you take information from people, that's got to shock you, bob, amongst some of the -- >> it does shock me. we're trying to figure out what law you -- >> i've got this one. they leaked proprietary information from 503c 3s and 4s. they leak the that to their opposition. >> so you charge them with conspiracy to -- >> what do you charge them with? >> i think there's also a law of incompetence that was broken here. steve miller is the acting commissioner of the irs. i think the white house would have preferred he would have gone quietly in the night. he's going to testify tomorrow. we're going to hopefully learn some more. but he was already going to leave. last night i
steven miller gets to resign. eric holder promised to look into it. maybe even lois learner who herself claimed to know this was going on. >> why does she still have her job though? this is not just a moral, ethical obligation that they have to the american people that they violated. they need to go to jail. bad people go to jail. when you cheat and steal from people, they go to jail. when you take information from people, that's got to shock you, bob, amongst some of the -- >> it...
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this is the acting irs commissioner, steven miller, found himself in the hot seat after the agency was found to be cargoing conservative groups. miller blowing it off as foolishing mistakes but wasn't providing many answers. >> how can we not conclude you misled this committee? >> was a lot of questions. >> it's one. how can we conclude you did not mislead this committee. >> i did not mislead the committee. >> are you aware of the analogy of any listening twices in the oval office of the president? >> i was aware of listening devices, yes, sir. >> you're the commissioner, who was responsible? >> i don't have that name, sir. >> why don't you have the name? >> i was originally -- >> have you asked anybody? >> did you say these things as an advocate, that should continue or as an example why it should not continue? >> as why it should not continue. >> did you make that clear to president? >> absolutely. >> why did you say you have notes if you don't think you have notes? >> sir, please. >> please. >> i don't. >> do you've hey notes or don't? >> i don't know. >> neil: larry over whether wh
this is the acting irs commissioner, steven miller, found himself in the hot seat after the agency was found to be cargoing conservative groups. miller blowing it off as foolishing mistakes but wasn't providing many answers. >> how can we not conclude you misled this committee? >> was a lot of questions. >> it's one. how can we conclude you did not mislead this committee. >> i did not mislead the committee. >> are you aware of the analogy of any listening twices in...
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steven miller seems to be the guy who was fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. he didn't tell. he didn't disclose it. >> and he was supposed to testify friday at this hearing at the house, what happens now? >> he's actually still testifying, surprisingly enough. he's still going to go on friday, along with the inspector general of the irs, who testified before the house ways and means committee. he actually, according to the letter he sent internally today. he's going to stay on it until june. he's technically still an employee there. they're hoping, i can tell you according to republican sources, maybe because he is not long for this world at the irs, maybe he'll be a little more forthcoming. that may be doubtful, considering the attorney general may clear, he and others could be subjected to criminal p
steven miller seems to be the guy who was fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. he didn't tell. he didn't disclose it. >> and he was supposed to testify friday at this hearing at the house, what happens now? >> he's actually still...
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steven miller became acting commissioner november 9th, 2012. this was, according to the ig's report, going back to 2010, is when this began. >> yes. >> bret: the previous commissioner testified on capitol hill that it wasn't happening in march of 2011. >> that's one of the reasons that charles is so correct, that this is just a band-aid, and will only last for 12 hours. the other reason is this, having the treasury department investigate the irs will not produce a serious result in large measure because the treasury department can't seek indictments, only an independent prosecutor, ununtainted by politics, not subject to the attorney general, not caring what the president thinks, with a bevy of fbi agents answering just to her or just to him, will get the truthful answer. how did this atmosphere commence in the internal revenue service in which the decisions were made by the papers filed by taxpayers based on politics? >> bret: to that point, charles, the speaker of the house today says now my question isn't about who is going resign, my questi
steven miller became acting commissioner november 9th, 2012. this was, according to the ig's report, going back to 2010, is when this began. >> yes. >> bret: the previous commissioner testified on capitol hill that it wasn't happening in march of 2011. >> that's one of the reasons that charles is so correct, that this is just a band-aid, and will only last for 12 hours. the other reason is this, having the treasury department investigate the irs will not produce a serious...
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let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure. >> about you do we as taxpayers get to have the convenient excuse sorry i didn't know. no, you end up in jail and they take your business and your bank accounts. we don't get that excuse you. why should they? >> i don't think it should be in the purview of the irs. if congress, if the do nothing congress had acted and given us better guidelines as to what constitutes a charitable organization or not we wouldn't be in this. >> oh, come on. >> mike: here is the question. the problem is not that they went through the forms and were diligent. they were only
let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure....
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steven miller, he didn't come there with the answers, although he did apologize for the actions, saying, quote, the irs made mistakes and made poor service in his apology. but is that enough? do we have to go farther and deeper than just an apology? >> this is too important to simply accept an apology or a couple of resignations. we have to get to the bottom of this. we have to get down to the bottom of the rot that is at the irs and clean this up. the american people have to have trust in their system of government. and the irs is perhaps the most powerful agency in all of our government, especially as it deals with average citizens across this country, the taxpayer. there has to be an element of trust and we have to get to the bottom of this. >> you know, if this was an average citizen who had been in violation with the irs, the irs would come after that average citizen, tooth and nail, relentless in their pursuit and causing a lot of disturbance with fines or the threat of going to jail. what kind of measure, of discipline can you take to get to the irs to the table and say, mea culp
steven miller, he didn't come there with the answers, although he did apologize for the actions, saying, quote, the irs made mistakes and made poor service in his apology. but is that enough? do we have to go farther and deeper than just an apology? >> this is too important to simply accept an apology or a couple of resignations. we have to get to the bottom of this. we have to get down to the bottom of the rot that is at the irs and clean this up. the american people have to have trust...
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. >> reporter: lawmakers are sure to show outrage when talking to steven miller today. he'll be on capitol hill testifying about what happened and how. senior white house budget official daniel weurfel takes over as the white house chief this morning. >> it's unacceptable for there to be a hint of partisanship or ideology when it comes to the application of our tax laws. >> reporter: the former agency boss forced to resign testifies before a committee today. meanwhile, the man at the head of the branch that targeted groups is now retiring. >> nothing resolves the bonds between the people and the government than the arrogance of power here in washington. that's what the american people are seeing today from the administration, remarkable arrogance. >> reporter: president obama is trying to quiet lawmaker attacks and avoid the curse of the second term. >> when you're under siege. your whole agenda and legacy are in danger of being swallowed up by conspiracy theorists, you have to be strong. >> i've directed the defense department to ensure the military can respond lightni
. >> reporter: lawmakers are sure to show outrage when talking to steven miller today. he'll be on capitol hill testifying about what happened and how. senior white house budget official daniel weurfel takes over as the white house chief this morning. >> it's unacceptable for there to be a hint of partisanship or ideology when it comes to the application of our tax laws. >> reporter: the former agency boss forced to resign testifies before a committee today. meanwhile, the man...
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we know steven miller knew aboun it. we also know steven miller, who admitted he spoke to tim geithner about this, he can't remember what geithner said and he can't remember what he saidmb to geithner. >> but he spoke to him. >> specifically asked, did you speak to tim geithner? he's a cabinet secretary. gei yes, i spoke to him. i what did you say? i don't remember. he say? i don't remember.n' therefore, as the "new yorkhe times" points out " and dana points out, yeah, they know, at least at the cabinet level. l something we talked aboutev earlier in the week, there was a ring around president obama. they are smart enoughri to keep that ring where they can get it to geithner, they can get it right to the cabinet, but they can't -- >> they also got it to, according to some reports, to the white house counsel. that person is actual will he in that ring. th the ring around the rosy. the the president. if that is again inexplicable that they know about it, they don't tell him?ble. what do they talk about in senior staff meti
we know steven miller knew aboun it. we also know steven miller, who admitted he spoke to tim geithner about this, he can't remember what geithner said and he can't remember what he saidmb to geithner. >> but he spoke to him. >> specifically asked, did you speak to tim geithner? he's a cabinet secretary. gei yes, i spoke to him. i what did you say? i don't remember. he say? i don't remember.n' therefore, as the "new yorkhe times" points out " and dana points out,...
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the other thing that is interesting is that steven miller seems to be the one getting fired. first of all, because he is the guy at the top of the irs right now. but also we're told that a year ago he knew about this targeting. and despite the fact that he was in contact with congress investigating this very thing he didn't tell them or disclose it. >> and he was supposed to testify friday at this hearing of the house. what happens now? >> he is actually still testifying, surprisingly enough. he is still going to go on friday along with the inspector general of the irs, to testify before the house, ways and means committee. actually, according to the letter he sent internally at the irs, he will stay on until june. he is technically still an employee there. they are hoping that maybe because he is not long for this world, i think at the irs he will be a little more forthcoming, that may be doubtful, as the attorney general and others make clear he could be subject to similar probes. >> so he knew about it for a year, and there must have been others who knew about it who were
the other thing that is interesting is that steven miller seems to be the one getting fired. first of all, because he is the guy at the top of the irs right now. but also we're told that a year ago he knew about this targeting. and despite the fact that he was in contact with congress investigating this very thing he didn't tell them or disclose it. >> and he was supposed to testify friday at this hearing of the house. what happens now? >> he is actually still testifying,...
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that is steven miller. of course we learned later he was set to step down as acting commissioner within two weeks. >> that's right. melissa: steven miller. there he is. that is who we're talking about. does that make you feel any better, that he's out. >> not at all. no. i think it is concerning that he was aware of some of this information. that he did not share it with ways and means or other members of congress who had been inquiring about this issue. he has been brought up before ways and means and testified on said he was unaware of these issues. now at the time that might have been true but he subsequently learned about these and he did not go back to congress to inform them. to me that is very concerning. now he is gone but the situation is not better. i mean we still don't know what the causes are of this investigation, of these attacks and this narrow focus on a certain set of groups. and we don't know what the remedies are going to be either. melissa: no. the remedies are really important. one of
that is steven miller. of course we learned later he was set to step down as acting commissioner within two weeks. >> that's right. melissa: steven miller. there he is. that is who we're talking about. does that make you feel any better, that he's out. >> not at all. no. i think it is concerning that he was aware of some of this information. that he did not share it with ways and means or other members of congress who had been inquiring about this issue. he has been brought up...
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steven miller seems to be the one who got fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. so they weren't happy about that. that was a big black eye. also, the irs is an agency that purposely has very few political appointees, only two. so it was easy to let him, a political appointee, go, than a civil servant, who has a lot more protections. >> so they can't fire a civil servant? >> no, no, they can. it's just not as easy. there are a lot more protections for civil servants and especially so for irs employees. it's definitely doable. it's definitely possible. but it's just not as -- you can't do it as swiftly without perhaps having some repercussions, as the president wanted to do, clearly, with steven miller. >> and miller was supposed to testify friday at the hearing at the house. what's going to happen there no
steven miller seems to be the one who got fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. so they weren't happy about that. that was a big black eye. also, the irs is an agency that purposely has very few political appointees, only two. so it was easy to...
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steven miller who is currently the acting commissioner for the irs. thank you both for being with us today. you will each have five minutes to present your testimony with your full written testimony submitted for the record. mr. george, we'll begin with you. you are recognized for five members. >> chairman camp, member levin and members of the committee thank you very much to discuss our report of oversight of the internal revenue service of groups that apply for tax-exempt status. as you ar ware the organization i lead protects the integrity of the federal tax system. our audit was initiated based on concerns expressed by members of congress because of taxpayer allegations that they were subject to unfair treatment by the irs. our report issued earlier this week addresses three allegations. first that the irs targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status. second, that they delayed the processing of these groups' applications and, third, that the irs requested unnecessary information from groups it subjected to special scrutiny. all three al
steven miller who is currently the acting commissioner for the irs. thank you both for being with us today. you will each have five minutes to present your testimony with your full written testimony submitted for the record. mr. george, we'll begin with you. you are recognized for five members. >> chairman camp, member levin and members of the committee thank you very much to discuss our report of oversight of the internal revenue service of groups that apply for tax-exempt status. as you...
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miller, steven miller will be on that list. >> you bet he is. >> he's the acting director. he's the guy that should have re59ed a couple retired a couple years ago. fire miller, put your own guy in, mr. obam pa, go ahead. >> mark hannah, our thanks to you. contributor to the huffington post. we want to bring in tony prado. tony, your thoughts on what the president should do to take control of the situation tonight? >> well, i think he certainly is going to have to be accepting some resignations here. i think it is critical to show there will be a leadership change there. he's going to have to demand changes in the way irs does business, but, look, i think the real test of this, somewhat, larry and aran were talking about is dates and times and activities and who spoke to who when. and this crisis for them is not going to go away until all of those questions are answered. i can tell from you having gone through a lot of these kind of inquiries in the past, you know, every -- they had to put out e-mails today on benghazi, e-mails in and out of the irs. none of them can be pro
miller, steven miller will be on that list. >> you bet he is. >> he's the acting director. he's the guy that should have re59ed a couple retired a couple years ago. fire miller, put your own guy in, mr. obam pa, go ahead. >> mark hannah, our thanks to you. contributor to the huffington post. we want to bring in tony prado. tony, your thoughts on what the president should do to take control of the situation tonight? >> well, i think he certainly is going to have to be...
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is acting irs commissioner steven miller a scapegoat? "yes" or "no." cast your vote on gretawire.com. tea party caucus chair michele bachmann is here. what do you think she thinks about the tea party getting skewered by the internal revenue service? and more breaking news on benghazi, as we pore through the just-released white house emails. white house press secretary jay carney claiming the white house made only stylistic changes to the talking points. but the white house...